JDS Yamagumo
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Name |
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Namesake | Yamagumo (1937) |
Ordered | 1962 |
Builder | Mitsui, Tamano |
Laid down | 23 March 1964 |
Launched | 27 February 1965 |
Commissioned | 29 January 1966 |
Decommissioned | 1 August 1995 |
Reclassified | TV-3506 |
Homeport | Sasebo |
Identification | Pennant number: DD-113 |
Fate | Scrapped |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Yamagumo-class destroyer |
Displacement | 2,050 long tons (2,083 t) standard |
Length | 114.0 m (374 ft 0 in) overall |
Beam | 11.8 m (38 ft 9 in) |
Draft | 3.9 m (12 ft 10 in) |
Propulsion |
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Speed | 27 knots (31 mph; 50 km/h) |
Range | 6,000 nmi (11,000 km) |
Complement | 210 |
Sensors and processing systems | AN/SQS-23 |
Electronic warfare & decoys | NOLR-1B |
Armament |
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JDS Yamagumo (DD-113) was the lead ship of Yamagumo-class destroyers.
Yamagumo was laid down at Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding Tamano Shipyard on 23 March 1964 and launched on 27 February 1965. She's commissioned on 29 January 1966.[1]
On March 19, 1966, the 21st Escort Corps was newly formed under the 2nd Escort Corps group, and was incorporated with JDS Makigumo commissioned on the same day.
She participated in three practicing voyages in the ocean in 1971, 1975 and 1981.
On December 1, 1977, the 21st Escort Corps was reorganized under the 3rd Escort Corps group. On February 20, 1987, the 21st Escort Corps was reorganized under the Sasebo District Force.
On June 20, 1991, she was reclassified as a training vessel and her registration number changed to TV-3506.
She was transferred to the 1st Training Squadron and her home port was transferred to Kure. In addition, the remodeling work to a training ship was carried out from June 28 to October 24 of the same year, the ASROC launcher was used as a trainee auditorium (accommodating 36 people), and a part of the officer's bedroom was a female SDF officer. It was remodeled for use (14 people).
She was removed from the register on August 1, 1995.[2][3]
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